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A wide receiver who lines up behind the line, and counts as one of the four backs, is called the flanker. A wide receiver who lines up between the outermost wide receiver and the offensive line is said to be in the slot and is called the slot receiver. A wide receiver who can play running back is called a wide back.
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In American football, a nickelback is a cornerback or safety who serves as the additional defensive back in a nickel defense. A base defense consists of two cornerbacks and two safeties, making the nickelback the fifth defensive back on the field, thus tying the name of the position to the name of the North American 5-cent piece.
By sending a receiver (usually a tight end) into the hole (in the middle of the field), the offense forces the safety to make a decision: play the vulnerable hole or help out on the wide receiver. The quarterback reads the safety's decision and decides on the best matchup (i.e., which mismatch is better: tight end vs. safety or wide receiver vs ...
A huge question for Kansas City is if can they unleash their wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins, Hollywood Brown, Xavier Worthy and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Hopkins is the Chiefs' X-receiver and Brown can ...
A tight end who fills the role as the 4th back is often called an "H-Back", and a wide receiver who fills that role is sometimes known as a "flanker" or a "slot" receiver (depending on where he lines up). Most formations have a "strong" side (the side with the tight end, or the side with more players) and a "weak side" (the side opposite the ...